USM Alger eye CAF Champs League semis

USM Alger will square off with Ferroviário Beira in the 2017 CAF Champions League match on Saturday.

The quarter-final second-leg game will be played at the Stade du 5 Juillet in the Algerian city of Algiers.

The first-leg encounter ended in a 1-1 stalemate at the Estádio do Chiveve in Beira, Mozambique last weekend.

Fabrice Kanda, who grabbed a late equalizer for Beira, is one of the dangermen for the team and he will be keen to help his side win in Algeria.

The Mozambican side are making their debut appearance in the last eight and they are hoping to advance to the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Oussama Darfalou opened the scoring for Alger in the first-leg match and he will look to inspire his side to victory at home.

The Algerian side have never won this tournament and they are eager to reach the final for the second time in two years.

The winner on aggregate will face either South African side Mamelodi Sundowns or Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca in the semi-finals.

Referee Bakary Gassama, who is from Gambia, will be in charge of the match between Alger and Beira on Saturday.